Maybe I could use that time to watch The West Wing? I’ve heard nothing but good things about it but…who’s got the time.

I dunno, I could spend a good long while playing nothing but Football Manager if I didn’t have to worry about being anywhere else.

I mean, is this in real time because I won’t lie, I bet there’s an awful lot of ‘boring’ mixed in with all the amazing moments.

Don’t know about how it is in the US, but in the UK the idea of people rushing to finish their transaction fills me with dread. I’ve worked in a supermarket with self service and the general public really struggles with them.

It was the only of my three cars that hasn’t been totalled by a driver not paying attention when driving past it.

Yup. Two cars have been written off whilst parked down my street inside two years. Love it!

The last game that truly gave me the feeling you described is Lies of P. It was my favourite game of 2023 and the 60 or so hours I put into beating it were very well spent.

Definitely spending the day with my young children, going to a soft-play and then going out for a lunch filled with ‘no no no don’t throw that’ before we return home for a fun evening of 'daaaaaaady, daaaaaaaady’ entirely on my own in total silence apart from the sound of my TV with a videogame on, a fresh cup of tea in my mug and maybe a takeaway pizza on the way.

Might also explain why Cricket is so popular. Obviously it still requires a fair amount of physical exertion but it’s definitely a bit more laid back than something like Rugby.

Prefer digital because space is a factor in my house. I love the idea of physical, and I’ll usually go that way for art or reference books. However paperback equivalent I’m always going digital.

Although if I really love a book I’ll always look to add it to my bookshelf at some point.

I’ve only seen one or two WSL games on TV but I’m always happy to see more sport content on Lemmy so good luck.

Sign me up!

I switched jobs when my second was born. Id previously been working 4 nights a week. I got on well with the shifts and I had plenty of time with my then only child.

Suddenly I had to change my job, and I found myself working 8-5/5 days a week. I get maybe two hours with my son a day, and that’s usually when things are winding down for the day and after I’ve been on my feet picking orders all day.

I feel like I’m missing out on him growing up in a way I didn’t with his big sister. I do my best on weekends to give him what I used to be able to give his sister, but there’s double the work now that there’s two of them and my partner works those days so whilst also trying to be the fun and engaged dad, I’ve also got three meals to cook, household chores to do and all the other stuff I need to do that I can’t because I’m always working.

Fucking suuuuucks.

I love my kids deeply…but I have no idea how people survive when they have more than two. It seems like absolute carnage.

Can only speak to my own experience but mainly, it was having kids. I went from working four nights a week with plenty of time to eat properly, exercise plenty and ensure my mental health was doing okay.

Suddenly I’ve got two young kids (5 & 2) and I’ve had to switch to a 45hr a week day job that’s got significantly less walking than my previous one. I don’t see my partner (she works when I’m on my weekends) and so we sort of just eat whenever the kids go to sleep, which usually means we eat poorly, or a takeaway. And on top of that my mental health is in the toilet so I find it really hard to even want to take care of myself at times. Why spend an hour of my very limited free time going for a run or cooking a healthy meal when I could sit down, order food and play videogames before going to bed to begin another day if bullshit.

Been loving this game for the last few weeks.

Trying to eat better. Got diagnosed with T2 diabetes two years ago and it’s obviously something that requires a complete shift in mindset when it comes to eating and more importantly, what you eat.

Little help from the professionals, and what with working full time and having two young kids it’s incredibly difficult to eat correctly…but I’m trying.

A fellow Jay Foreman fan I see. *Doffs cap.

I used to watch a significantly more varied selection of things, from Videogames to PBS videos about how itching works, and I still do that from time to time but since the birth of our second child…things changed.

I mainly watch YouTube before I go to bed now (whereas before I’d watch it…to watch it), so I tend to watch a lot of lore breakdown videos, namely for Fromsoft titles or A Song of Ice and Fire.

Lots of Hockey, usually breakdowns about major events in history; trade trees and significant events and the like.

I also watch a fair bit of Politics-tube and general videogame stuff.

If I had to recommend five or six:

Game Makers Tool Kit - Videogame deepdives.

VaatiVidya - Fromsoft lore.

In Deep Geek - ASOIAF lore.

Hockey Physiology - Hockey.

Kurzgesagt - Explainers from Space to microbes.

Sam Backman - Android Apps/Tech.

Mr Beat - Teacher who does President Videos (I’m a nerd).

Icethetics - Hockey uniforms,logos etc etc.

Map Men - They do videos about Maps.

Lessons From The Screenplay - Film and TV writing.

Now You See It More Film and TV.

Vox - General video covering…well everything.

TLDR News - UK Politics

Now don’t get me wrong, I may yet go back to it. What I’ve read though…isn’t exactly selling it. Celeste level platforming and a bucket load of boss fights that are significantly harder than what I faced in the main story…

Im a sucker for those hard games, I’ve beaten Cuphead twice, finished Sekiro and Elden Ring…but I’m not sure I want the same things from Hollow Knight you know?

I’ve literally only played five minutes (baby woke up) so I can’t really say too much yet. I’m absolutely awful at poker, so I’m not expecting all that much, but … maybe this is the game that changes that.